Mezzo-soprano Janelle DeStefano and pianist Tali Tadmor perform three of the five songs comprising Mark Abel’s cycle “The Ocean of Forgiveness,” a setting of poems by Joanne Regenhardt. The complete cycle appears on Abel’s Time and Distance recording. Time and Distance In this spellbinding new album, Abel gives sensitive listeners food for thought, stimulates the ear with…
Gramophone Magazine reviews Mark Abel’s new Time and Distance recording in their October 2018 issue: Mark Abel’s fourth CD on Delos is rich in those moments of inspiration when a composer first comes under the spell of poetry. His marriages of subtly charged music with an eclectic modernist twist to emotionally provocative, introspective texts work…
Mark Abel joined KING FM’s Dacia Clay on the Second Inversion program to talk about his new Time and Distance recording and more. Listen below and see the post on SecondInversion.org! Time and Distance In this spellbinding new album, Abel gives sensitive listeners food for thought, stimulates the ear with his signature fusion of classical,…
Grego Applegate Edwards’ Classical-Modern Music Review gives a strong recommendation for Mark Abel’s Time and Distance recording: “These are most definitely songs for our time, Modern surely, not outgoingly in the sense that they are not in an avant garde mode so much as they resound with a most thoroughgoing, advanced harmonic-melodic musicality. They say lyrically…
The National Association of Teachers of Singing‘s September/October issue of The Journal of Singing features a rave new review for Mark Abel‘s Time and Distance recording: Mark Abel is one of our most accomplished art song composers, with an impressive body of work that grows by the day. One hallmark of his legacy is his…
Culture Spot LA‘s Theodore Bell offers an in-depth review of Delos’ latest recording of music by composer Mark Abel – Time and Distance – featuring Hila Plitmann, Janelle DeStefano, Carol Rosenberger, Tali Tadmor, and Bruce Carver: “Plitmann brings her exceptional talent to three works, the first of which, “Those Who Loved Medusa,” links the modern…
Fanfare Magazine‘s Huntley Dent has a new review of Mark Abel’s latest Delos recording, Time and Distance: “…Few current songwriters rival Abel’s intriguing texts and their reach into so many psychological and cultural issues. Meaning and melody go hand in hand in a very contemporary way, which I truly admire.” “Abel, being just as serious…
Opera Lively‘s chief editor, Luiz Gazzola, has a new review of Mark Abel‘s Time and Distance world premiere recordings: “The two singers on Time and Distance do very well, with the Grammy-winning soprano Hila Plitmann once again displaying her agility, range, and purity of sound (I particularly loved her in The Benediction), while mezzo Janelle…
San Francisco Classical Voice‘s Lou Fancher spoke with Mark Abel about his latest Delos recording, Time and Distance: “During a phone conversation with composer Mark Abel, geometry explains the variegated art songs on his new CD, Time and Distance. Oscillating within a triangle whose end points are classical, rock, and jazz music, the San Simeon-based…
“Abel combines tuneful original passages with rock and jazz elements to form unique tonal structures … a colorful blend of styles … a powerful emotional punch.” “(In the Rear View Mirror, Now) shows his mastery of tragedy as composer, musician and poet.” Composer Mark Abel’s new disc, Time and Distance, contains the world premieres of…
In our newest recording of music by composer Mark Abel, Time and Distance, GRAMMY®-winning soprano Hila Plitmann brings her full emotional range to “Those Who Loved Medusa,” — a powerful story and evocative musical setting that connects ancient Greek legend with our present day’s #MeToo movement. Watch the new “Those Who Loved Medusa” video by…
The National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) announced the winners of their 2018 Art Song Composition Award, and Mark Abel’s The Ocean of Forgiveness received Honorable Mention! The Ocean of Forgiveness can be heard on Mark Abel’s 2018 Delos recording, Time and Distance. More information on the award can be found at NATS.org. The…
Below is an excerpt from Delos Director Carol Rosenberger‘s new memoir, To Play Again, about when she first came across the music of Mark Abel: As I continue as caretaker of Delos, there are always exciting developments on the horizon—some carefully planned and others completely unexpected. And I always wish I could share them with…
Pre-Order Time And Distance Today In this spellbinding new album, Abel gives sensitive listeners food for thought, stimulates the ear with his signature fusion of classical, rock and jazz, and makes you feel, with his gut-grabbing expressions of potent emotion. GRAMMY®-winning soprano Hila Plitmann brings her full emotional range to three Abel works, including “Those…
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